Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.
Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Then ten titles were selected from a pool of 325 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Young People’s Literature are Cathy Berner, David Bowles (Chair), candice iloh, Jung Kim, and Maulik Pancholy.
The finalists in all categories will be announced on Tuesday, October 7, and the winners revealed at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 19.
In the meantime, here’s the 2025 Young People’s Literature longlist:
María Dolores Águila, A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez
Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan Publishers
K. Ancrum, The Corruption of Hollis Brown
HarperCollins / HarperCollins Publishers
Derrick Barnes, The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze
Viking Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Mahogany L. Browne, A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
Crown Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Kyle Lukoff, A World Worth Saving
Dial Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House
Amber McBride, The Leaving Room
Feiwel & Friends / Macmillan Publishers
Daniel Nayeri, The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
Levine Querido
Hannah V. Sawyerr, Truth Is
Amulet Books / Abrams
Maria van Lieshout, Song of a Blackbird
First Second / Macmillan Publishers
Ibi Zoboi, (S)Kin
Versify / HarperCollins Publishers
